Joseph Murphy Denton^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1921 - 1999  (~ 78 years)

• Name	Joseph Murphy Denton
  Born	Abt 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	23 Jan 1999	Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	26 Jan 1999	Hills Union Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I192257	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Oscar Lee Denton,   b. 7 Nov 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jan 1967  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Josie Montana Byrd,   b. 28 Sep 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Sep 1972  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F84798	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lillian Ruth Edmonds,   b. 25 Apr 1919,   d. 18 Jun 2015  (Age 96 years)
  Children	+ 1. Duane Denton + 2. Carolyn Sue Denton,   b. 8 Jan 1942  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F72970	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1921 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 23 Jan 1999 - Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 26 Jan 1999 - Hills Union Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Nov 1977. Julia Mae Brimer Edmonds obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 30 Jan 1967. Oscar Lee Denton obituary [S112] Census, 1930. name: Murphy Denton event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 03, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male age: 10 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1920 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0003 family number: 239 sheet number and letter: 12A line number: 9 nara publication: T626, roll 2271 film number: 2342005 digital folder number: 4547919 image number: 00634 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Asalee Denton M 42 Tennessee wife Montana Denton F 32 Tennessee daughter Mildred Denton F 15 Tennessee daughter Gavata Denton F 13 Tennessee son Murphy Denton M 10 Tennessee son Floyd Denton M 6 Tennessee daughter Velma Denton F 1 Tennessee father Robert Denton M 68 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 23 Jan 1999. Joseph Murphy Denton, 78, of Sevierville, passed away Saturday, January 23, at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee in Knoxville. Mr. Denton was a member of the D.A.V., Fox Methodist Church and had served his country for three years in the Army during WWII. Murphy was preceded in death by a brother, Floyd Denton; sister, Eldridge Leona Denton; and a grandson, Randy Denton. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Edmonds Denton, Sevierville; sons and daughters-in-law, Duane and Dixie Denton, Sevierville, and Dennis and Kathy Edmonds, Cosby; daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn Sue and Dennis Layman, Sevier County; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Gaveta Chaney, Sevierville, and Velma Samples, White Pine; three nieces; and one nephew. Service for Mr. Denton will be 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 25, at Rawlings Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Neece, Rev. Tony Sutton, Rev. Becky Stephens, and Rev. Robert Brewer officiating. Interment will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hills Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday preceding the service at Rawlings Funeral Home. Rawlings Funeral Home, Sevierville, is in charge.